The city will soon install a traffic light at a Queens intersection where a 7-year-old girl was fatally struck last month.
“I miss my sister every second. My family's mission is to make sure this horrible tragedy doesn't happen to any other family,” Takgye wrote. “There must be a traffic light instead of a stop sign for the crosswalk on Newtown Road and 45th Street, as well as 44th Street, and 46th Street. These are the intersections that my sister and I would cross to go to Astoria Heights Playground, which was my sister's favorite place in the world.
A spokesperson for the DOT said the department has already made safety improvements at the sight of the crash, including improved crosswalk markings, a curb extension and day-lighting. The traffic light will be installed there in May. “I am glad the city is installing a traffic signal at the site of Dolma’s tragic death, in accordance with her family’s wishes,” said state Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens, who was among those calling for the measure. “I hope we keep her memory alive as we enact even more critically necessary pedestrian safety measures.”
The crash outraged community members, with some locals organizing online and banding together in person
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